A study underscores the value of physical activity. Researchers found patients who responded in a survey that they are physically active have a statistically significant lower risk of having 19 ...

Hand sanitizer isn't as effective as handwashing at preventing the spread of norovirus, doctors and the CDC warn.

Norovirus, or Norwalk virus, is a foodbourne illness that usually develops symptoms of gastroenteritis within 12 to 48 hours.

Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.

The fate of a Canadian teenager who was infected with H5N1 bird flu in early November, and subsequently admitted to an intensive care unit, has finally been revealed: She has fully recovered. But ...

Emeritus Professor Jack Cuzick and Professor Peter Sasieni from Queen Mary University of London have been recognised in The ...

American Academy of Dermatology. Cellulitis: diagnosis and treatment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About genital herpes. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

Nagpur: The Union ministry of health and family welfare has decided to establish a branch of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and a Metropolitan Surveillance Unit (MSU) for ...

What Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of disorders in which the intestines become inflamed. It happens when your immune system launches repeated attacks ...

According to the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), out of the 386 confirmed cases so far, nearly 200 involve children under the age of five. Although the exact cause of the ...

Dozens of people have died and hundreds have been sickened by a mystery flu-like illness dubbed ‘Disease X’ that was first detected in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in ...